Yashica SLR FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Yashica SLR
This FAQ about Yashica SLR was compiled and written by cg@evrl.xs4all.nl (Cees de Groot) with numerous contributions by others.
1. Introduction- Welcome to the Yashica SLR FAQ. This FAQ, a work in progress, is ...
- 1.1. Acknowledgements
- The only thing I knew about Yashica was that I own two bodies and ...
- 1.2. Disclaimer, copyright
- I've done everything in my power and limited time to make sure ...
- 2.1. What info about Yashica is available on the Web?
- Probably more than I'm aware of. Here's a list:...
- 2.2. Should I buy Yashica?
- As usual, it depends. I started with Yashica because I lend my ...
- 2.3. The brand Yashica
- Yashica has been around since 1957, and some old camera's, ...
- 2.4. Yashica and Contax
- Contax is, from a marketing point of view, an entirely ...
- 3. What Yashica 35mm SLR bodies are available?
- Most Yashica bodies are manual focus, except for the 200AF and ...
- 3.1.1. FR-I series
- I own an FR-I, so I'll start with that one first (it is also the ...
- 3.1.2. FR series
- The FR is basically the same box, but without the automatic (...
- 3.1.3. FR-II series
- The FR-II is fully automatic, with auto, flash and bulb settings ...
- 3.2. FX series
- The FX series (at least the FX-D) was an offspring of the Contax ...
- 3.2.1. FX-D Quartz
- The FX-D Quartz is a scaled-down version of the Contax 139 ...
- 3.2.2. FX-3, FX-3 Super, FX-3 Super 2000, FX-7
- A fully mechanical body with a simple metering system. I have ...
- 3.2.3. FX-1, FX-2
- Predecessors to the FX-3 were the FX-1 and the FX-2, which had an all-...
- 3.2.4. FX-103 Program
- The FX-103 Program was an addition to the FX series after the ...
- 3.2.5. FX-D, FX-70
- Some other bodies that were mentioned, more information on them ...
- 3.3. 107MP, 108MP, 109MP
- The 109MP is a body with a built-in motorwinder. As full details ...
- 3.4. Dental Eye
- For some reason, Yashica has a system consisting of what looks like ...
- 4. What lenses are available?
- Yashica shares its mount with Contax, which means that you can ...
- 4.1. What's the difference between Yashica DSB and Yashica ML lenses?
- Yashica DSB lenses are single coated, ML lenses are multi coated (...
- 4.2. How about YUS lenses?
- YUS stands for Yashica US. This
- 4.3. Known Yashica lenses.
- The following is a list of lenses we know off. If I have ...
- 4.6. Moderate telephoto
- A warning about telephotos: Yashica came with better designs for ...
- 4.7. Telephoto
- See the warning about design enhancements in the previous section....
- 5. And what about accessories?
- To be setup. Could probably mention the components of the ...
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